Yoichi Sai

Yoichi Sai

Yoichi Sai (born 6 July 1949 in Nagano Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese film director. His mother is Japanese, His father is zainichi Korean. His 2004 film Chi to hone won four Japanese Academy Awards, including two for Sai himself, for Best Director and Best Screenplay. He had previously received two nominations in the same categories for Tsuki wa dotchi ni dete iru. In 1999 he shot Buta no mukui (The Pig's Retribution), a film set in the lavish natural scenery of Okinawa, inspired by the 1996 Akutagawa Prize-winning eponymous novel by Eiki Matayoshi. The film won the Don Quixote prize at Locarno International Film Festival in 1999. He won the award for Best Screenplay at the 11th Yokohama Film Festival for A Sign Days. As an actor, he appeared in Nagisa Oshima's 1999 film Taboo. He is the current president of the Directors Guild of Japan.   

  • Title: Yoichi Sai
  • Popularity: 5.366
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1949-07-06
  • Place of Birth: Nagano, Japan
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  • Also Known As: Choi Yang-il, Yang-il Choi, Yôichi Sai, Yohichi Sai, Yōichi Sai, 崔 洋一
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Yoichi Sai Movies

  • 1999
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    Taboo

    Taboo

    6.5 1999 HD

    Set during Japan's Shogun era, this film looks at life in a samurai compound where young warriors are trained in swordfighting. A number of...

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  • 1994
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    N45゜

    N45゜

    1 1994 HD

    Omnibus film, set in a fictional town at 45゜N latitude: Wonder Rubbish; Pao-san to no fukushu; Jonetsu no koya; Kaze wa, dotchi ni fuite iru

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  • 1995
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    The Stairway to the Distant Past

    The Stairway to the Distant Past

    7 1995 HD

    Broke, with his vintage Nash convertible repossessed, private eye Mike Hama is reduced to combing the mean streets of the Yokohama waterfront on a...

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  • 2006
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    Route 225

    Route 225

    6 2006 HD

    Two kids, fourteen-year-old Eriko and her thirteen-year-old brother Daigo, suddenly find themselves trapped in a parallel universe. Most things are...

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  • 1993
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    All Under the Moon

    All Under the Moon

    5.8 1993 HD

    A Korean taxi-driver interacts both humorously and tragically with his customers and employers in '90s Tokyo.

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  • 2003
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    In the Realm of the Senses: Recalling the Film

    In the Realm of the Senses: Recalling the Film

    1 2003 HD

    Documentary about the making of Nagisa Oshima's 1976 film.

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  • 2004
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    Blood and Bones

    Blood and Bones

    6.5 2004 HD

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  • 2009
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    Kamui

    Kamui

    6.1 2009 HD

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  • 2009
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    Kamui

    Kamui

    6.1 2009 HD

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  • 2004
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    Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog

    Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog

    7 2004 HD

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  • 2007
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    Soo

    Soo

    6.594 2007 HD

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  • 1983
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    The Mosquito on the Tenth Floor

    The Mosquito on the Tenth Floor

    6.7 1983 HD

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  • 1983
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    The Mosquito on the Tenth Floor

    The Mosquito on the Tenth Floor

    6.7 1983 HD

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  • 2002
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    Doing Time

    Doing Time

    5.5 2002 HD

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  • 1993
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    All Under the Moon

    All Under the Moon

    5.8 1993 HD

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  • 1993
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    All Under the Moon

    All Under the Moon

    5.8 1993 HD

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  • 1991
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    BURNING DOG

    BURNING DOG

    1 1991 HD

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  • 1999
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    The Pig's Retribution

    The Pig's Retribution

    5.2 1999 HD

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  • 1985
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    Let Him Rest in Peace

    Let Him Rest in Peace

    8 1985 HD

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  • 2002
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    Doing Time

    Doing Time

    5.5 2002 HD

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  • 1980
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    不良少年

    不良少年

    1 1980 HD

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  • 1995
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    Heisei Irresponsible Family: Tokyo de Luxe

    Heisei Irresponsible Family: Tokyo de Luxe

    1 1995 HD

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  • 1995
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    Heisei Irresponsible Family: Tokyo de Luxe

    Heisei Irresponsible Family: Tokyo de Luxe

    1 1995 HD

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  • 1995
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    MARKS

    MARKS

    5 1995 HD

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  • 1995
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    MARKS

    MARKS

    5 1995 HD

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  • 1984
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    Someday, Someone Will Be Killed

    Someday, Someone Will Be Killed

    1 1984 HD

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  • 1988
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    The Glorious Asuka Gang!

    The Glorious Asuka Gang!

    8 1988 HD

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  • 1988
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    The Glorious Asuka Gang!

    The Glorious Asuka Gang!

    8 1988 HD

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  • 1980
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    The Night of Martial Law

    The Night of Martial Law

    1 1980 HD

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  • 2008
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    The Short Films Everyone started out as a child

    The Short Films Everyone started out as a child

    1 2008 HD

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  • 1986
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    Love Story

    Love Story

    1 1986 HD

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  • 2022
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    優作について私が知っている二、三の事柄

    優作について私が知っている二、三の事柄

    1 2022 HD

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  • 1989
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    Via Okinawa

    Via Okinawa

    6.5 1989 HD

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  • 1983
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    Sexual Crime

    Sexual Crime

    1 1983 HD

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  • 1987
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    The Lady in a Black Dress

    The Lady in a Black Dress

    5.3 1987 HD

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  • 1998
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    Dog Race

    Dog Race

    1 1998 HD

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  • 1998
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    Dog Race

    Dog Race

    1 1998 HD

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  • 1983
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    Dansen

    Dansen

    1 1983 HD

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  • 1976
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    In the Realm of the Senses

    In the Realm of the Senses

    6.625 1976 HD

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  • 2022
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    CLUB DEJA-VU ONE NIGHT SHOW 松田優作・メモリアル・ライブ

    CLUB DEJA-VU ONE NIGHT SHOW 松田優作・メモリアル・ライブ

    1 2022 HD

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  • 1978
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    The Killing Game

    The Killing Game

    7.389 1978 HD

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  • 1999
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    The Pig's Retribution

    The Pig's Retribution

    5.2 1999 HD

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  • 1978
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    The Most Dangerous Game

    The Most Dangerous Game

    6.136 1978 HD

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  • 2007
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    Soo

    Soo

    6.594 2007 HD

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  • 1976
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    Bastard on the Border

    Bastard on the Border

    1 1976 HD

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  • 1977
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    Kitamura Tokoku: My Winter Song

    Kitamura Tokoku: My Winter Song

    5 1977 HD

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  • 1970
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    1 1970 HD

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